Mel Gibson Blasted For Alleged Racist And Sexist Comments

Civil rights and women's rights activists have issued public statements denouncing Mel Gibson for racist and sexist comments he allegedly made toward his ex-girlfriend, Russian model Oksana Grigorieva.

Gibson's alleged comments went public after blog Radar Online took possession of a recording in which the actor uses racial epithets and makes rape threats.

According to the report, Gibson says he is "going to come and burn the f**king house down . . . but you will b*** me first." He adds that Grigorieva looks like a "f**king pig in heat" and that she may be "raped by a pack of nig**s."

The comments are drawing widespread criticism from several organizations including the NAACP. Leon Jenkins, head of the group's Los Angeles branch, has spoken publicly on the matter, stating that Gibson cannot be forgiven.

"An apology is insufficient given his history of racism, sexism and anti-Semitism," Jenkins says. "No amount of words will change his image as an out of date and out of control racist. Only [with] a sustained period of positive acts can his legacy be redeemed."